Four views of the motorboat "Vingt et Un I." Typed on back: "Photographs of the first Vingt et Un, for which the sensational speed of 26 miles per hour was claimed in November of 1903. Owners Smith & Mabley never entered the boast [sic] in a race, but widespread publicity of Vingt et Un's performance touched off an 'autoboat' craze that lasted for several years." Handwritten on back: "4 views of Vingt et Un, ca. 1903. Pioneer 'autoboat' campaigned by Smith & Mabley. Power was 4 cyl. Panhard. Boats and boating."
